How to connect a second monitor to the graphic card?

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oronor24

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My graphic card has two ports but the second one seem to be a bit different than the first and only the first supports the connector of my monitor , do i need a special connector to connect my monitor on the 2nd port? do i have to buy that? and if so how exactly it is called? my graphic card is an amd radeon r7 200
 
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R7 200 is not specific enough... There are many cards in the R7 200 series. However, I'm going to assume that one connector is a blue VGA connector https://www.google.com/search?q=vga&safe=strict&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=705&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjE0NSkgMPMAhXLRiYKHa_6AdYQ_AUIBigB (three rows of five pins) and the other is a white or black DVI connector https://www.google.com/search?q=dvi&safe=strict&biw=1366&bih=705&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwia4La1gMPMAhXH7CYKHdz5A0wQ_AUIBigB (array of pins on one side with a slit on the other). Which one is it that you have on your monitor?

You can get adapters to go from DVI to VGA, but I'm not sure if they make any to go from VGA to DVI or not... Also, it won't work to go from...
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Hi, first we will need to identify what exactly is the second port, it could be hdmi, dvi-i dvi-d vga...
I coulnd find a picture of your graphic card on google, cant help you much there unless you can take a picture of it or if someone find a picture somewhere.

Also, if you have a second monitor, you should find the same port. Usually monitor have a dvi and vga port.
 
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R7 200 is not specific enough... There are many cards in the R7 200 series. However, I'm going to assume that one connector is a blue VGA connector https://www.google.com/search?q=vga&safe=strict&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=705&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjE0NSkgMPMAhXLRiYKHa_6AdYQ_AUIBigB (three rows of five pins) and the other is a white or black DVI connector https://www.google.com/search?q=dvi&safe=strict&biw=1366&bih=705&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwia4La1gMPMAhXH7CYKHdz5A0wQ_AUIBigB (array of pins on one side with a slit on the other). Which one is it that you have on your monitor?

You can get adapters to go from DVI to VGA, but I'm not sure if they make any to go from VGA to DVI or not... Also, it won't work to go from DVI to VGA unless it has the four pins surrounding the slit like this one here http://www.ekmpowershop7.com/ekmps/shops/CABLES4ALL/resources/Image/dvi-i%20diagram.jpg

I hope I helped at least a little bit
 
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yes the other is a dvi , my monitors doesnt seem to have a dvi connector , are there monitors out there with dvi connectors? i guess i have to find a way to go from vga to dvi , thanks for the answers
 
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